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2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series
Host nations	; United Arab Emirates; South Africa; New Zealand; United States; Hong Kong; Australia; England; Scotland;
Date	; 4 December 2009 - 30 May 2010
Final positions
Champions	; Samoa;
Runners-up	; New Zealand;
Third	; Australia;
	; ← 2008-09 ; ; 2010-11 → ;
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The 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series was the eleventh of an annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000. Samoa won the IRB Sevens World Series crown for their first time.

Sevens is traditionally played in a two-day tournament format. However, the most famous event, the Hong Kong Sevens, is played over three days, largely because it involves 24 teams instead of the normal 16.

The 2009-10 Series was won by Samoa, who won four of the eight tournaments and placed second in two others. Samoa were led by top try-scorer Mikaele Pesamino, who led the Series with 56 tries.

Itinerary

The series' tournaments were identical to those in 2008–09 and spanned the globe, visiting five of the six populated continents.

2009–10 Itinerary^[1]
Leg	Venue	Date	Winner
Dubai	The Sevens	December 4–5, 2009	New Zealand
South Africa	Outeniqua Park, George	December 11–12, 2009	New Zealand
New Zealand	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	February 5–6, 2010	Fiji
United States	Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas	February 13–14, 2010	Samoa
Australia	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	March 19–21, 2010	Samoa
Hong Kong	Hong Kong Stadium	March 26–28, 2010	Samoa
London	Twickenham	May 22–23, 2010	Australia
Edinburgh	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	May 29–30, 2010	Samoa

Two minor changes were made to the schedule:

The USA event moved from San Diego, its home from 2007 to 2009, to Las Vegas.^[2]

The Adelaide event moved from its previous slot of one week after Hong Kong to one week before.^[1]

Core teams

Before each season, the IRB announces the 12 "core teams" that will receive guaranteed berths in each event in that season's series. The core teams for 2009–10 were:^[3]

Argentina

Australia

England

Fiji

France

Kenya

New Zealand

Samoa

Scotland

South Africa

United States

Wales

The core teams were unchanged from 2008–09; the most recent change came before that season, when the USA replaced its neighbor Canada.^[4]

Points schedule

The season championship is determined by points earned in each tournament. Effective with this season, the IRB changed the points allocations for all events as follows:^[5]

16-team events (all except for Hong Kong)

Cup winner (1st place): 24 points

Cup runner-up: 20 points

Losing Cup semifinalists: 16 points

Plate winner (5th place): 12 points

Plate runner-up: 8 points

Losing Plate semifinalists: 6 points

Bowl winner (9th place): 4 points

24-team event (Hong Kong)

Cup winner: 30 points

Cup runner-up: 25 points

Losing Cup semifinalists: 20 points

Plate winner (5th place): 16 points

Plate runner-up: 10 points

Losing Plate semifinalists: 8 points

Bowl winner (9th place): 5 points

Tournament structure

In all tournaments except Hong Kong, 16 teams participate. Due to its place as the sport's most prestigious annual event, the Hong Kong tournament has 24 teams. In each 16-team tournament, the teams are divided into pools of four teams, who play a round-robin within the pool. Points are awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The first tiebreaker is the head-to-head result between the tied teams, followed by difference in points scored during the tournament.^[6]

Four trophies are awarded in each tournament. In descending order of prestige, they are the Cup, whose winner is the overall tournament champion, Plate, Bowl and Shield. The Shield was contested in Hong Kong for the first time in 2010. Each trophy is awarded at the end of a knockout tournament.^[7]

In a 16-team tournament, the top two teams in each pool advance to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers drop into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl is contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield.^[6]

The Hong Kong Sevens adopted a new structure effective with its 2010 edition. As in previous years, the 24 teams were divided into six pools of four teams each, with the competition points system and tiebreakers identical to those for a 16-team event. Also as in the past, the six pool winners and the two top second-place finishers advanced to the Cup competition.^[8] The changes made in 2010 were:^[9]

The Plate competition was contested by the losing quarterfinalists from the Cup, as in all other events in the series.

The Bowl was contested by the four remaining second-place finishers and the top four third-place finishers. In previous years, these teams competed for the Plate.

The Shield was contested by the remaining eight entrants. In previous years, these teams competed for the Bowl.

Standings

2009–10 Standings^[10]
Pos.	Country	Dubai	South Africa (George)	New Zealand (Wellington)	USA (Las Vegas)	Australia (Adelaide)	Hong Kong	England (London)	Scotland (Edinburgh)	Overall
1	Samoa	20	6	20	24	24	30	16	24	164
2	New Zealand	24	24	16	20	12	25	12	16	149
3	Australia	12	6	12	16	16	16	24	20	122
4	Fiji	16	20	24	8	6	20	8	6	108
5	England	16	12	16	6	4	20	6	16	96
6	South Africa	8	8	8	12	8	10	20	6	80
7	Argentina	6	16	0	0	16	0	16	8	62
8	Kenya	6	16	6	16	0	8	0	0	52
9	Wales	4	4	4	6	6	0	6	4	34
10	United States	0	0	0	4	20	8	0	0	32
11	Canada	DNP	DNP	6	0	DNP	5	4	0	15
12	Scotland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	12
13	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Player statistics

Individual points

Individual points ^[11]
Pos.	Player	Country	Points
1	Ben Gollings	England	332
2	Mikaele Pesamino	Samoa	282
3	Lolo Lui	Samoa	264
4	James Stannard	Australia	257
5	Tomasi Cama	New Zealand	241
6	Cecil Afrika	South Africa	210
7	Kurt Baker	New Zealand	191
8	Lavin Asego	Kenya	173
9	Mzwandile Stick	South Africa	171
10	William Ryder	Fiji	166

Individual tries

Individual tries ^[12]
Pos.	Player	Country	Tries
1	Mikaele Pesamino	Samoa	56
2=	Kurt Baker	New Zealand	33
2=	Humphrey Kayange	Kenya	33
4=	Rayno Benjamin	South Africa	32
4=	Collins Injera	Kenya	32
6	Brackin Karauria-Henry	Australia	30
7	Alafoti Fa'osiliva	Samoa	29
8=	Renaud Delmas	France	28
8=	Clinton Sills	Australia	28
10	Sherwin Stowers	New Zealand	27

Tournaments

Dubai

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semi Finalists
Cup	New Zealand	24 – 12	Samoa	England Fiji
Plate	Australia	7 – 0	South Africa	Argentina Kenya
Bowl	Wales	38 – 7	Zimbabwe	United States France
Shield	Russia	17 – 14	Portugal	Scotland Arabian Gulf

South Africa

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semi Finalists
Cup	New Zealand	21 – 12	Fiji	Argentina Kenya
Plate	England	21 – 7	South Africa	Samoa Australia
Bowl	Wales	14 – 5	Russia	United States Portugal
Shield	Scotland	28 – 19	France	Zimbabwe Tunisia

New Zealand

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semi Finalists
Cup	Fiji	19 – 14	Samoa	England New Zealand
Plate	Australia	26 – 22	South Africa	Canada Kenya
Bowl	Wales	7 – 5	France	Argentina Niue
Shield	United States	17 – 14	Tonga	Papua New Guinea Scotland

USA

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semi Finalists
Cup	Samoa	33 – 12	New Zealand	Australia Kenya
Plate	South Africa	12 – 7	Fiji	England Wales
Bowl	United States	28 – 17	France	Argentina Chile
Shield	Scotland	17 – 7	Japan	Canada Guyana

Australia

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semi Finalists
Cup	Samoa	38 – 10	United States	Argentina Australia
Plate	New Zealand	21 – 14	South Africa	Fiji Wales
Bowl	England	33 – 12	Kenya	France Scotland
Shield	Japan	22 – 19	Tonga	Niue Papua New Guinea

Hong Kong

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semi Finalists	Quarter Finalists
Cup	Samoa	24 – 21	New Zealand	England Fiji
Plate	Australia	12 – 5	South Africa	Kenya United States
Bowl	Canada	35 – 19	Wales	Portugal Scotland	Argentina France Japan Tonga
Shield	Hong Kong	19 – 17	Russia	Italy Zimbabwe	China Chinese Taipei South Korea Thailand

London

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semi Finalists
Cup	Australia	19 – 14	South Africa	Argentina Samoa
Plate	New Zealand	26 – 24	Fiji	England Wales
Bowl	Canada	19 – 17	Portugal	Scotland United States
Shield	Kenya	24 – 21	France	Italy Russia

Scotland

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semi Finalists
Cup	Samoa	41 – 14	Australia	England New Zealand
Plate	Scotland	19 – 0	Argentina	Fiji South Africa
Bowl	Wales	26 – 10	Kenya	France United States
Shield	Russia	26 – 7	Canada	Italy Portugal

References

^ ^a^b "2009/10 IRB Sevens World Series schedule set" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 2009-07-08. Archived from the original on 2009-07-11. Retrieved 2009-07-14..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

^ "USA Sevens Signs Letter Of Intent to Bring Tournament to New Venue in 2010" (Press release). USA Sevens, LLC. 2009-07-13. Archived from the original on 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2009-07-14.

^ "Pools and matches set for South Africa Sevens" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 2009-10-12. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-12.

^ "USA Rugby receives major Sevens boost" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 2008-09-22. Archived from the original on 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2009-03-05.

^ "Overhaul for Sevens World Series point system" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 2009-11-05. Archived from the original on 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2009-11-06.

^ ^a^b "Rules: 16-Team Tournament". International Rugby Board. 2009. Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-14.

^ "Rules". International Rugby Board. Retrieved 2009-07-14.

^ "Rules: 24-Team Tournament". International Rugby Board. 2009–2010. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-28.

^ "All 24 teams announced for Hong Kong Sevens" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 2010-01-28. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-28.

^ "Overall Standings". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2010-03-28.

^ "IRB Sevens World Series 2009/10 Statistics: Season Player Points". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-28.

^ "IRB Sevens World Series 2009/10 Statistics: Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2010-03-28.

External links

Official tournament site

London Sevens Profile on UR7s.com

[2009-10_schedule-1] "2009/10 IRB Sevens World Series schedule set" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 2009-07-08. Archived from the original on 2009-07-11. Retrieved 2009-07-14..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

[2] "USA Sevens Signs Letter Of Intent to Bring Tournament to New Venue in 2010" (Press release). USA Sevens, LLC. 2009-07-13. Archived from the original on 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2009-07-14.

[2009-10_core_teams-3] "Pools and matches set for South Africa Sevens" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 2009-10-12. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-12.

[2008-09_core_teams-4] "USA Rugby receives major Sevens boost" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 2008-09-22. Archived from the original on 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2009-03-05.

[2009-10_points-5] "Overhaul for Sevens World Series point system" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 2009-11-05. Archived from the original on 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2009-11-06.

[16rules-6] "Rules: 16-Team Tournament". International Rugby Board. 2009. Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-14.

[Rules-7] "Rules". International Rugby Board. Retrieved 2009-07-14.

[24rules-8] "Rules: 24-Team Tournament". International Rugby Board. 2009–2010. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-28.

[HK_format-9] "All 24 teams announced for Hong Kong Sevens" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 2010-01-28. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-28.

[0910Standings-10] "Overall Standings". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2010-03-28.

[IndividualPoints-11] "IRB Sevens World Series 2009/10 Statistics: Season Player Points". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-28.

[IndividualTries-12] "IRB Sevens World Series 2009/10 Statistics: Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2010-03-28.

v t e 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series
2009–10 events	2009 Dubai Sevens 2009 South Africa Sevens 2010 Wellington Sevens 2010 USA Sevens 2010 Adelaide Sevens 2010 Hong Kong Sevens 2010 London Sevens 2010 Edinburgh Sevens
2009–10 stadiums	The Sevens Outeniqua Park Westpac Stadium Sam Boyd Stadium Adelaide Oval Hong Kong Stadium Twickenham Murrayfield
Core teams	Argentina Australia England Fiji France Kenya New Zealand Samoa Scotland South Africa United States Wales
Other teams	Arabian Gulf Canada Chile China Chinese Taipei Guyana Hong Kong Italy Japan Niue Papua New Guinea Portugal Russia South Korea Thailand Tonga Tunisia Zimbabwe

v t e World Rugby Sevens Series
Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
2018–19 tournaments	Dubai South Africa Australia New Zealand USA Canada Hong Kong Singapore London France
Former tournaments	Argentina China Fiji Japan Malaysia Scotland Uruguay Wales
Current stadiums	The Sevens Cape Town Stadium Spotless Stadium FMG Stadium Waikato Sam Boyd Stadium BC Place Hong Kong Stadium Singapore National Stadium Twickenham Stade Jean-Bouin

v t e Rugby union schedule for 2009
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
H. Cup	Six Nations Championship		Heineken Cup		Mid-Year Tests				H. Cup	End of year Int'ls	H. Cup
				British & Irish Lions Tour
English Premiership								English Premiership
Celtic League								Celtic League
Top 14							Top 14
Top League							Top League
			Shute Shield
						Currie Cup
Sevens											Sevens
		World Cup Sevens	Pacific Rugby Cup		Churchill Cup	Air New Zealand Cup
	Super 14				Pacific Nations Cup	Tri Nations

v t e Rugby union schedule for 2010
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
H. Cup	Six Nations Championship		Heineken Cup		Mid-Year Tests				H. Cup	End of year Int'ls	H. Cup
Guinness Premiership								Aviva Premiership
Celtic League								Celtic League
Top 14							Top 14
Top League							Top League
			Shute Shield
						Currie Cup
Sevens											Sevens
		Pacific Rugby Cup		Churchill Cup	ITM Cup
	Super 14				Pacific Nations Cup	Tri Nations

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